Chapter 3

"I can't find a reason to believe that you'll come back to me"

Katie finished the last few words to her newest song. "I Can't Find a Reason" was a song she had been working on for a couple of weeks. It was about a girl who's boyfriend seems distant. In the song, the girl is heartbroken that the love the two once shared seemed so far away. She also knew it would never come back, even though her boyfriend keeps telling her everything is alright.

"Where were you last night when I needed arms to hold me tight

Where were you when all my pain drowned me in just like the rain

You can't say, I can't win, When will all this begin to end

Baby Baby please say you'll stay

I don't know what I would if you ever chose away

Baby Baby please don't take it bad

When all the love we had

Seemed to go away

I search my heart

I can't find a reason to believe that you'll come back to me."

As soon as she wrote her last thoughts down, her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hello Beautiful."

Katie was relieved to hear his voice. She always felt week every time he spoke, and now that he was speaking to her, calling her names, and making her feel extra special, she felt elated and like she was about to fall out of her chair.

"Freddy, why are you calling me now? We just said goodbye like two minutes ago."

She smiled at the thought. He just couldn't stay away.

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because I have to tell you something."

Katie racked her brain for what he could possibly ask her now. She was already his girlfriend, and she was already totally head over heels. She didn't know what else he could possibly want.

"Alright, shoot."

"You wanna go for a walk. I need to talk to you."

Disappointed by the suspense of it all, Katie replied. "Cool. I'll be out there in 5 minutes."

Katie grabbed her winter jacket and her boots and headed out the door. When she got outside, Freddy was already there. His cheeks were flushed and his face was sullen. It looked like something was wrong.

"Hey Baby." Katie tried to lighten the mood by using a nickname that Freddy had always poked fun at.

Freddy smiled. He noticed her dark brown hair floating in the winter wind. He could smell her cherry lip gloss and all he wanted to do was hold her close. He couldn't tell her now. This wasn't the right time.